Are Lawyers Missing a Trick? Lawyers could be capitalising on their position as trusted adviser through the use of mediation and mediation skills. This article explains how lawyers might be missing a trick and what they can do about it. ...

Facing conflict head on may, on first sight seem a foolish strategy… However, it does not mean picking a fight with the next person who irritates us. Nor does the alternative mean putting our heads in the sand. Rather, it means becoming equipped to address the...

Conflict Resolution is an Essential Management Tool but.. ..very few, if any of us have formally learnt how to do it. Many of us are quite naturally good at managing conflict. Often we “wing it” and do so quite effectively but when it goes...

It doesn’t have to be your cost Conflict can often escalate quickly almost arbitrarily. It can often seem as if it “comes out of no-where”. We presume that the cost, is a “necessary evil” and unavoidable even before considering the...

There is a big connection between the escalation of conflict and a decline in mental health. This can particularly be the case in high performance environments. One solution is to start looking at where these two issues come up in our day to day lives. However,...

THE tactics Much fun was made of Theresa May’s response to Angela Merkel’s seemingly simple negotiating question of “What do you want”. The Prime Minister response “What are you offering”, caused people to infer she did not know...